The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-06-24


her bright. girlish ways are very attractive
In light parts. She would have a wider
range of characters in the travelling troupe,
but it is doubtful il the experience would
repay her for the loss Of the example Of the
more experienced members of the Museum
company. =
The strife between the two Boston Ideal
companies in the next season promises to b
amusing. There is no reason whv thew
should quarrel over the name. The public
will readily concede that the Barnsbee,
Karl, Mcdonald combination has the best
right to the title, for they are the singers
whose names have been longest associated
with it; while on the other hand the com
bislation headed by Zelie De Lussan need
no other name than hers-she is star of
great and increasing magnitude. The
Barnabee company will open the season in
Portland and the De Lussan company in
New York. It is hardly worth while to
mention any other name than De Lussan's;
1t is as if one were to tell who supports
Patti; but some may be interested in know
ing that in her company are Louise La
blache, w. H. Clark and Harriet Avery Of
last seasons Ideals.
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Henry E. Ducker, the Barnum of bicy-
cling, has decided to settle in Buffalo, N. Y.
As that is one of the liveliest wheeling
towns in the Union, some notable races may
be looked for there in the future.
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The prophets are taking pleasure in nam
ing John Crosby, of Pittsheld, as being one
whom the Democrats of the state may de-
light to honor with a nomination to the
lieutenant governorship. So bright young
man ought not to be drowned in taffy at
this early stage of his career. These early
batteries are open to the suspicion of being
an attempt to repay his substantial services
with empty words, for the boom appears to
have been started by Col Taylor. Crosby's
talent lies in hard study, frank, unassuming
manners and genuine pluck. He is .
square fighter, and has outweighed the
rest Of the railroad committee in the
legislature the past session. He is living
example Of the fact that Senator Dawes
does not stickIe for partisanship when the
work of his own Office il concerned. Crosby
studied and worked hard for years in the
Republican senator's law Office and Guilt
yated Democratic politics ut viii. Hayinx
mad hfmse3ll fiale and thin UversH N lGw
books the people Of Pittzf1eld sent him to
Boston to recuperate at law-making. He
at once attempted to master the whole sub
ject of railroad legislation in this state and
to keep up his Office work too. Fortunately
he is still alive, and has a good record be-
fore as well as behind him.
81.
The casual reader might suppose that
there was also an attempt to kill off United
States Attorney George NJ Stearns by ex-
cessive adulation. This is not 50; the ad-
miration is genuine, though many OF those
who puff him do not understand the man.
He is not really chronic political candi-
date or chronic funny man. He is too
independent and original to be either His
quaint humor is birthright;Iit is horse
sense that "oozes from him as naturally as
the otter of roses out of the otter" He is
practical, shrewd, kindly Yankee who under
stands law and human nature and is himself
full of both. He is not given to affecta-
tious, nor does he 60 to the extreme of
affecting to avoid affectation He
has an honest love for good
horse and square race. 1t was my
fortune to stand beside him once
when he was acting as judge at race be-
tween horses of some local fame. The tim
ers attempted to save the horses from a fast
record by putting out a false bulletin of the
times But they had counted without their
judge. Stearns happened to have his watch
in his hand he stood for moment looking
at the dial, an indignant frown gathering
OH his face, then he marched down to the
timers room and in a few seconds his Wig
orous Saxon brought blush to the tough
cheeks of those sports. They hung out
corrected bulletin as quickly as they could
make their hands move. They were Stearns'
sporting companions, but he would not
their fraud. That is George
M Stearns. It speaks well for President
Cleveland's discernment of character that
he gave Stearns his Office unsought; for
Stearns went to the president to urge the
claims of another man.
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So far as the Boston press has an opinion
the decision of the Andover
visitors unseating Professor Smyth, it is
united in condemning the act. The Herald
and Record attribute the whole rumpus to
personal enmity, Professor Park being
named as the heavy villain OF the tragedy,
and DR.. Eustis and DR.. Wellman as his
tools.
The mistress of one well ordered home on
street has her own way of
settling the servant problem. She was the
of a Vermont farmer, and conse
4uently is capable of taking care of herself
and others in any emergency. She had
taken liking to the cook and had resolved
not to let her go for any slight cause. The
cook was also attached to her employer,
but she had, unfortunately, adopted the
doctrine that is now becoming common
among ali classes and conditions of men,
hat il is ''scabbing'' to do any other work
han the specific work for which one is
,ired. One day the faithful cook told her
mistress that she could find nothing to do
Was there any way in which she could be
,sefuls Yes, she might stake out the tacks
rom the carpet in the second
floor front" The cook had rush Of blood
o the head at once She felt like Cunard
,aptain when asked to carry trunk. She
wasn't hired to pull tacl1s' and she had
never been requested to by any person
Who was lady before" Then the ''per-
on" laid aside her coupon-cutters and re-
marked that she was in no way dependent
lpon the United Order of Unshackled Help
or the performance of household tasks; she
.ould pull those tacks and cook the supper
'erself. And she did it, just as a matter of
'rinciple And cook received her wages
nd departed as a matter Of principle; but